Packing-case



(No Model.)

G. W. BANKER. PACKING CASE.

No. 482,715. Patented Sept. 20, 1892.

INVENTOR ATiORNEY Unitas STATES PATENT OFFICE,-

GEORGE IV. BANKER, OF BROOKLYN, NEWV YORK.

PACKING-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 482,715, datedSeptember 20, 1892.

Serial No. 430,943. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. BANKER, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPacking-Cases, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in packing-cases for cans, jars,and the like receptacles; and it consists in the peculiar constructionand arrangement of the parts of the case, which are hereinafterexplained, whereby I secure certain advantages, some of which will behereinafter mentioned.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective of the case closed.Fig. 2 represents a plan of the device, partly broken away. Fig. 3represents a transverse vertical section on the line X X of Fig. 2. Fig.4c represents a transverse vertical section on the line Y Y of Fig. 2.

A are the sides of the case or box, in the corners of which are fastenedposts B, the nails, as shown, passing through the sides into the posts.The upper ends of the posts project upwardly beyond the line where thecover or upper part 0 joins the, case proper A.

D D are metallic clips, which embrace the corners of the cover.

E are screws which pass through the metal corner-clips and also throughthe side boards of the cover or upper part and enter the posts B.

F are handles for the convenient manipulation of the case as a whole. Onone side I show two of them, (see Fig. 3,) there being one only on theother side. The two on one side are for convenience for tipping the canover for pouring the material out.

G is a metallic cover for the opening or recess within which the mouthof the demijohn or jar is exposed. The metallic cover is hinged to a rodH, which extends along the upper part of one of the inclined sides ofthe cover, whereby it may be shoved sidewise to uncover the nozzle.

I is a staple with which the metallic cover G engages by means of a slotor opening J (see Figs. 1 and 2) made in the cover.

K is a pin or other equivalentdevice which holds the metallic part inplace.

There are Various peculiarities of construction about the upper part ofmy case from which flow certain advantages,which,considering theenormous number of these cases annually made and used, are in theaggregate of very great value, although in the case of a single boxwould be of small moment. The peculiarities of construction which Irefer to are as follows: First, the corner-clips D not only strengthenthe corners of the cover, but they also act as a reinforce and stay forthe screws E, and these screws E take the place of relatively expensiveattaching devices heretofore used to confine the cover or upper part 0upon the box proper A, and not only are they less expensive, but theyoccupy no space on the exterior of the case, or practically none, andthey are not easily manipulated for removal of the cover unless theperson desiring to open the case is provided with a screwdriver.Therefore they are much safer than the other devices, and also much lessexpensive. Furthermore, these fastening devices not only secure thecover to the box better than the old devices, but they strengthen andhold together the box which the old devices did notdo. Furthermore,after the screws have been run in and out of the holes in thecorner-posts B a number of times the threads get a little loose, and infact the wood after a large number of uses of the case is practicallycut away by the screw-threads. Then all that is necessary is to punchanother hole through the opposite face of each corner-clip D, and thenthe screw will find new wood in the post or that which would accomplishthe same thing. Since these cases are made perfectly square, the covermay be set around one-quarter turn and then the screws will find newwood in the posts, and it will not be necessary to make other holes inthe metal corner-pieces.

Another advantage is that heretofore the metallic covering G has merelycovered the hole itself and the staple has been placed on the uprightportion of the cover a in Fig. 1 instead of upon the inclined portion ofthe cover I), Fig. 1. This saves a little metal, it is true; but it ismore difficult to get at the cover to remove it from the staple with thefingers, because the staple was so near the junction of the parts a andb that there was practically no room for the fingers in the corner, andit was necessary in many instances to get an implement of some sort topry the metal cover off from the staple; also, by putting the staple onthe inclined surface 19, as shown, the hole or slot in the metal coverfalls down naturally and evenly over the staple, and there is not thejamming effect that follows when the staple is located upon the verticalpart a and the fingers can easily get under the front edge of the metalto lift it up if it should jam at all; but as a matter of fact it doesnot require anything of this sort, because by making the square anglesin the metal, as at c a, (see Fig. 3,) a little obtuse it acts as aspring, as shown in dotted lines in that figure, and will itself swingaway from the staple the moment the pin or locking device, if a lock beemployed, is removed.

A third advantage is that I attach the upper or nozzle section (in otherwords, the oblong vertical part at the very top of the case in which thenozzle is contained) to the main body of the cover in a peculiar manner.This part of these cases is peculiarlyliable to injuryduringtransportation on shipboardandduring the rough handling to whichit is subjected, and to strengthen itas much as possible I employarabbeted piece of wood 01, (see Fig. 3,) which has a vertical portioneand an inclined portion f, so that both the inclined sides I) b and thevertical sides a a of the cover may be nailed directly to the piece cl,and at the ends I interpose square blocksg g,into which the side piecesa a are nailed, as shown in Fig. 2, and against which, also, theexterior end pieces h it (see Fig. 4) may be nailed. The grain in theseblocks g 9 runs in an opposite direction to the grain in the end piecesh h. Thus they do not only split when the nails are driven into them,and they act as a cleat for the end pieces h. By this construction Isecure a much stronger package than has ever been made before, andbecause of the vertically-running posts I am enabled to make the grainrun around the box A on all sides, if I desire, the posts acting ascleats for each side. I do not, however, show or claim this feature,because I am aware that it is not new.

Having described my invention, I claim- 1. In a packing-case, thecombination of vertical posts in the corners of the case, which projectabove the sides of the case, metallic clips at the corners of the cover,and devices for attaching the cover to the posts, which pass through themetallic corner-clips, substantially as set forth.

2. In a packing-case, the combination of vertical posts in the cornersof the case, which project above the sides of the case, metallic clipsat the corners of the cover, and a hole in each clip for the passage ofa screw and screws, which pass through the clips, the sides of thecover, and enter the posts, substantially as set forth.

A cover for a demijohn or jar case, having inclined laterally-arrangedupper parts, a rectangular nozzle-protecting part between theinclinedparts, andarabbeted piece of Wood at the junction of the inclined parts,and the nozzle-protecting part provided laterally with two surfacesagainst which, respectively, the

inclined parts and the vertical portions of the nozzle-protecting partsrest, whereby they may be nailed direct to the said ra-bbeted piece,substantially as set forth.

4. A cover for a demijohn or jar case, having inclinedlaterally-arranged upper parts and a rectangular nozzle-protecting partbetween the inclined parts, a rabbeted piece of wood at the junction ofthe inclined parts, and the nozzle-protecting part provided laterallywith two surfaces against which, respecteEo. w. BANKER.

Witnesses:

PHILLIPS ABBOTT, LEWIS HEUER, Jr.

